TT03 Digital energy systems – Technologies, Use cases and Policy Options (Part I)

Abstract

Digitalization is a megatrend that affects and transforms societal, economic, and environmental processes on a global scale.

Driven by a combination of technological advances and evolving energy policy and regulation, digitalization also affects the operation and planning of the energy sector.

This tutorial provides a comprehensive, detailed overview over digitalization effects with emphasis on power systems, including data markets, emerging technologies, use cases, and challenges.

Course Outline (duration 4h)

1. Background: Digitalization phenomena, drivers and its value proposition.
2. Data and infrastructure: Components, energy demand and efficiency.
3. Applications: Use cases, risks and benefits of digital technologies and business models, data valuation and markets.
4. Perspectives: Current decision-maker perceptions on digital energy systems: outcomes of an international UN survey.
5. Policy design: e.g., for cyber security, artificial intelligence, digital platforms and regulatory sandboxes.

Instructors

Fabian Heymann
Swiss Federal Office of Energy / École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
fabian.heymann@bfe.admin.ch

Andrei Covatariu
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
andrei.covatariu@gmail.com

Carla Gonçalves
Senior Researcher at the Centre for Power and Energy Systems in INESC TEC, Portugal
carla.s.goncalves@inesctec.pt

Davide Fioriti
University of Pisa
davide.fioriti@unipi.it

Hrvoje Keko
KONČAR Digital
Hrvoje.keko@koncar.hr